Somewhere On The Island Song Lyrics And Chords

Written and recorded by Gary Fjellgaard regarding the clear cutting of lumber in western Canada

[C] Look at all these Islands all Granite walls and [F] sandstoneSee the mighty [G] evergreensStanding by the [C] shore[C] How those waves have poundedDown thru the [F] agesSomewhere thru [G] eternityIt’s gone for ever [C] more

chorus[C] And I can hear a [G] heartbeat. somewhere on the oceanSomewhere on the [F] changing [C] tideI can hear the wind [G] so wild. shouting cross the [C] sandAnd I can hear an [G] eagle. screaming of an eagleSomewhere in the F] distant [C] skyI hear somebody [G] crying. someone softly cryingSomewhere on the [C] Island

[C] Look at all the old men All watered eyed and [F] shakingStill dreaming bout the [G] olden days Behind their mystic [C] door[C] When they lived upon the IslandAnd never made a [F] footprintThey just barely touched their [G] moccasinsUpon the forest [C] floorchorus

[C] Someone said that's progressSomeone said [F] destructionSomeone said that I don't [G] really care I just don't give a [C] damn[C] Look at all the childrenTrust upon their [F] facesHoping for a [G] legacyUntouched by foolish [C] hands.chorus.